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  1. Buddha Speaks to Maudgalyayana Sutra (佛說目連所問經)
  1. Buddha Speaks the Sutra on Maudgalyāy (佛說目連所問經)
  2. Buddha Speaks to Maudgalyayana Sutra (佛說目連所問經)

Buddha Speaks the Sutra on Maudgalyāy (佛說目連所問經)

About 佛說目連所問經

Song · Source text translated by 法天

759 · about 3 min

Sutra on What Maudgalyayana Asked, as Spoken by the Buddha Translated by the Tripitaka Master Dharmadeva of the Song Dynasty, this scripture belongs to the corpus of Chinese Buddhist canons. It records the Venerable Maudgalyayana’s inquiries to the Buddha regarding the Dharma. The content focuses on the exposition of precepts, practice, and the law of karma, emphasizing the importance of pure ethical conduct for liberation. The dialogue in the sutra is concise and direct, reflecting the practical spirit of early Buddhism, making it an important text for the study of Buddhist ethics and methods of cultivation. Within the Buddhist tradition, this sutra is classified among the Āgama scriptures, contributing to the understanding of original Buddhist teachings and holding reference value for the formation of precept-oriented thought in Chinese Buddhism.


佛說目連所問經
西天譯經三藏朝散大夫試鴻臚少卿傳教大師臣法天奉 詔譯
如是我聞:
一時佛在王舍城竹林精舍。爾時尊者大目犍連,於夜後分從自住處往詣佛所。到已,投地頂禮佛足,於一面坐。
彼時尊者大目犍連即從坐起,白佛言:「世尊!若有苾芻、苾芻尼,迷醉犯戒,無慚無愧,輕慢律儀,行非法行。世尊!彼等云何而得其福?」
世尊告言尊者大目犍連:「若有苾芻、苾芻尼,迷醉犯戒,無慚無愧,輕慢律儀,行非法行。彼人命終生地獄中,壽等四大王天五百年,計人間歲數九百萬歲。」
尊者大目犍連復白佛言:「世尊!若有苾芻、苾芻尼,迷醉犯戒,無慚無愧,輕慢律儀,不依說法。彼等云何而得其福?」
世尊告言尊者大目犍連:「若有苾芻、苾芻尼,迷醉犯戒,無慚無愧,輕慢律儀,若不依說法。彼人命終生地獄中,壽等忉利天一千歲,計人間算數三俱胝六百萬歲。」
尊者大目犍連白佛言:「世尊!若有苾芻、苾芻尼,迷醉犯戒,無慚無愧,輕慢律儀,行波逸提法。彼等云何而得其福?」
世尊告言尊者大目犍連:「若有苾芻、苾芻尼,迷醉犯戒,無慚無愧,輕慢律儀,行波逸提法。彼人命終生地獄中,壽等夜摩天二千歲,計人間算數一十四俱胝四百萬歲。」
尊者大目犍連白佛言:「世尊!若有苾芻、苾芻尼,迷醉犯戒,無慚無愧,輕慢律儀,犯吐羅鉢底法。彼等云何得多福利?」
世尊告言尊者大目犍連:「若有苾芻、苾芻尼,迷醉犯戒,無慚無愧,輕慢律儀,犯吐羅鉢底法。彼人命終生地獄中,壽命兜率陀天四千歲,計人間算數五十七俱胝六萬歲。」
尊者大目犍連白佛言:「世尊!若有苾芻、苾芻尼,迷醉犯戒,無慚無愧,輕慢律儀,犯僧伽婆尸沙法。彼等云何得多福利?」
世尊告言尊者大目犍連:「若有苾芻、苾芻尼,迷醉犯戒,無慚無愧,輕慢律儀,犯僧伽婆尸沙法。彼人命終生地獄中,壽等化樂天八千歲,計人間算數二百三十俱胝四百萬歲。」
尊者大目犍連白佛言:「世尊!若有苾芻、苾芻尼,迷醉犯戒,無慚無愧,輕慢律儀,犯波羅夷法。彼等云何得多福利?」
世尊告言尊者大目犍連:「若有苾芻、苾芻尼,迷醉犯戒,無慚無愧,輕慢律儀,犯波羅夷法。彼人命終生地獄中,壽等他化自在天一萬六千歲,計人間算數九百一十五俱胝六百萬歲。」
尊者大目犍連聞佛說已,心大歡喜,作禮而去。
佛說目連所問經

CBETA Code: T1468

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